Punjab VB files case against rice mill partners
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has filed a case against four partners of Singla Food Products, a rice mill in Sangrur, for misappropriating 14 wagons of paddy, causing significant losses to the government. The case stems from an agreement between the mill and PUNSUP in 2011-12 for paddy storage and milling. A complaint and inquiry were initiated after allegations of misappropriation were reported by district officials.
chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a criminal case against four partners of a rice mill named Singla Food Products, Bhawanigarh in Sangrur district for misappropriating 14 wagons of paddy and causing a huge loss to the government. An official spokesperson of the state VB said the investigation was conducted against the rice mill based on a letter received from the then managing director of the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP).
The rice millers had signed an agreement with the PUNSUP, a state procurement authority, for storage of paddy and rice milling during the year 2011-12. He further stated that the then District Controller, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department, Sangrur, had sent a complaint letter to the then district manager of the PUNSUP, Sangrur to conduct an inquiry against the said rice mill for misappropriation.
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